


                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 3

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Christian Dalloz SA
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

     63 bis, Boulevard Bessieres
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                                    (Street)

     75017 Paris, FRANCE
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)

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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

     5/29/01
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Bacou USA, Inc. (NYSE: BAU)
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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [_]  Director                             [X]  10% Owner
     [_]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)


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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form Filed by One Reporting Person

     [_]  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                     3. Ownership Form:
                          2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security         Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 4)
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   <S>                       <C>                        <C>                   <C>

Common Stock, par value      12,612,600                 I(1)               Shares beneficially owned by the reporting person are
  $.001 per share                                                          held by Bacou SA, the majority owner of Bacou USA, Inc.

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*    If the Form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     5(b)(v).

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

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FORM 3 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                                                                        5. Owner-
                                                    3. Title and Amount of Securities                      ship
                                                       Underlying Derivative Security                      Form of
                         2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                                          Derivative
                            and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------    4. Conver-        Security:
                            (Month/Day/Year)                               Amount           sion or        Direct      6. Nature of
                         ----------------------                            or               Exercise       (D) or         Indirect
                         Date       Expira-                                Number           Price of       Indirect       Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative   Exer-      tion                                   of               Derivative     (I)            Ownership
   Security (Instr. 4)   cisable    Date            Title                  Shares           Security       (Instr. 5)     (Instr. 5)
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<S>                      <C>        <C>             <C>                    <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>


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Explanation of Responses:

(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Company Stockholder Agreement dated as of
May 29, 2001, between Christian Dalloz SA and Bacou SA, Bacou SA has granted to
Christian Dalloz SA an irrevocable proxy and power of attorney to vote the
12,612,600 shares of Bacou USA, Inc. Common Stock owned by Bacou SA in favor
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 29, 2001, among Christian
Dalloz SA, Daniel U.S. Sub, Inc. and Bacou USA, Inc.


 /s/ Philippe Alfroid                                       June 11, 2001
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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